Key Points
• Negative partisanship — the tendency for partisans to be animated by dislike for the other side — has become a powerful force in American politics.
• This dynamic makes it harder for partisans to cross over to the other side and keeps general elections quite competitive.
• Attacks on Donald Trump by Democrats, liberals, and mainstream media figures and even indictments by federal and state prosecutors on serious criminal charges have only served to reinforce the loyalty of Republican voters to Trump. CONTINUED
Alan I. Abramowitz (Emory), Sabato’s Crystal Ball
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